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Our daughter is named Ruby. We wanted a sweet and short name to go with our long and "tough" German last name. Like her name, she is the sweetest and most lovey dovey girl. Ruby is girly, yet can be a toughy. Her personality spirited and bright. She sings and dances and tells jokes. She is also polite and caring. People remember her where ever we go and is complimented on her name quite often. She was born March 2008. We live in NYC.

I love the name Ruby, I think it is very pretty! I am not one for common names, so I've been trying to make up some names with Ruby as a nickname. So far I have Rubalie (Roo-buh-lee) and Rubaline (Roo-buh-lIne).

My daughter's name is Ruby Virginia. We live on the East Coast and she was born December 2009.

My niece is called Ruby Aurora. Her nickname is Roo.

My name is Ruby. My parents named my that because it is a family name on both sides, and they loved it! I love my name so much, and I like that it is not very common for my generation. (born in 2000) I've never met anyone my age with the same name. People sometimes call me Rubes. I occasionally get called Rubix Cube, which I HATE. :)

My cousin is called Ruby May/Mae (not sure on the spelling) as her first and middle names. Her little sister is called Megan Rose. The sweetest names ever!

My name is Ruby. My parents have always liked that name and I like having it because it isn't that popular for my generation, so I feel unique. My middle name is Louise, so my parents call me Ruby-loo. Other nicknames are Rhubarb, Roo, Rubes, Rooboo (I hate that but people think its funny), Ruhubdarb(??? no idea why),Ruberry, and Rube. Also no parent or teacher who I've ever met has failed to call me (or sing) Ruby Tuesday when they meet me.

My first daughter's name is Ruby Joan. She was born in December 2007. She has never had a nickname as we believe her name is already short and sweet enough! She certainly lives up to the short and sweet nature of the name and we've never regretted naming her Ruby!

My daughter's name is Ruby. When I was in college in the 1980's, I read an article in People magazine about Rod Stewart & Kelly Emberg's baby, who they named Ruby, and I fell in love with the name. When I adopted my daughter almost 20 years later, I named her Ruby. She was given a Chinese name prior to her adoption, which coincidentally, in Chinese means beautiful, shining crystal. She is definitely a one-in-a-million gem!

My cousin is called Ruby Florence. We call her Rubence sometimes (a mixture of her first and middle names).

The Ruby is the birthstone for the month of July.
The ruby is one of the four gemstones, and ranges in color from pink to deep red. Rubies consist of corundum, an aluminum oxide and the red color is caused by the presence of chromium. The word ruby originates from the latin word ruber, meaning red.

Ruby Redfort stars in the book series by Lauren Child- Ruby Redfort
Ruby Jane Northrop, an orphan, the younger sister of Flora Marie Northrop, loves to preform, stubborn, a protagonist in the book series "Main Street" by Ann M. Martin
Ruby, a played by Amy Smart on the TV show "Felicity."
Ruby Lavender, from "Love, Ruby Lavender" by Deborah Wiles
Song "Ruby" by the British rock band Kaiser Chiefs
Ruby Thewes, a character in the movie and novel "Cold Mountain".
Ruby is a character in the book "The Friends" by Rosa Guy
Ruby, the treacherous demon from CW's 'Supernatural' is played by Katie Cassidy and Genevieve Cortese
Ruby's Wish, a children's book by author Shirin Yim Bridges In the story, Ruby turns out to be the author's grandmother

Ruby-Song by The Smashing Pumpkins.
Ruby, protagonist of "The Darkest Minds" book series by Alexandra Bracken